Media Power in Central America
Champaign: University of Illinois Press (2003), xiv, 277 pp.
Contains acronyms pp. xiii-xiv, bibliogr. pp. 251-262, index
ISBN 0-252-02802-3
Signature commbox: 200:10-Politics 2003
"Media Power in Central America is unique in the field, very readable, and tells an exciting story about the relationship between strong commercial media and authoritarian regimes. Rockwell and Janus provide a valuable description and analysis of the history, politics, culture, and economics of the print and electronic media in the six countries." (Elizabeth Fox, senior advisor with USAID and the author of Latin American Broadcasting: From Tango to Telenovela)
1 Honduras and the media oligarchy, 13
2 El Salvador's newly respun corporatism, 30
3 Panama's media civil war, 51
4 The return of the conservatives in Nicaragua, 70
5 Guatemala's struggle with manipulation, 91
6 Costa Rica, the exception that proves the rule, 108
7 State power, the static in the system, 126
8 The threats to Central American journalism, 165
9 Corruption and corporate censorship, 187
10 The postwar evolution, 213
2 El Salvador's newly respun corporatism, 30
3 Panama's media civil war, 51
4 The return of the conservatives in Nicaragua, 70
5 Guatemala's struggle with manipulation, 91
6 Costa Rica, the exception that proves the rule, 108
7 State power, the static in the system, 126
8 The threats to Central American journalism, 165
9 Corruption and corporate censorship, 187
10 The postwar evolution, 213
